Schindler's List [Blu-ray]

An incredibly moving true story from director Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List tells the story of Oscar Schindler, a businessman who saved 1100 people from the Nazi death camps during World War II.Schindler came to Berlin with nothing, built a thriving manufacturing business and made a fortune off the backs of Jewish slave laborers, then, surprisingly, wound up spending that entire fortune saving those same factory workers from certain death under the Nazi's rule.He befriended powerful Nazis, building cache he could call in for favors whenever needed to save lives. Those Nazis he couldn't call on for favors, he bribed.Schindler even opened his own privately owned concentration camp far from Germany and as far from prying Nazi eyes as he could get. He transported all his Jewish workers there at a great cost to himself and once there, he informed the guards in his camp that if they harmed any of his workers they'd wind up in jail. He even went as far as banning the guards from entering the factory where the Jewish workers were housed--giving them one place where they could feel truly safe.He kept these 1100 men, women and children safe from harm throughout the rest of the war, always aware that if what he was really doing was ever discovered by the Nazi high command, his life would be forfeit.From the script, to the actors, to the production itself, Spielberg has never made a better, more honestly told film than this incredibly moving masterpiece.I knew someone who had actually been imprisoned in the camp where a good portion of the film's action takes place. Within days of being granted his freedom he returned with a camera to photograph everything for the sake of future history. He was a very old man when I met him but he lived long enough to see this film come out and praised it immensely for it's realism.After seeing it, he showed me some stills from the movie and then showed me his own photos to compare them with. I was utterly astounded by how incredibly detailed and accurate the sets in the movie were constructed. I must admit that I really gained an awed appreciation for just how far the filmmakers went to get everything so absolutely right in this production.This is a movie that will touch your heart and stick with you long after the credits have rolled.Mr. Spielberg has truly outdone himself making this powerful and moving story while many of those who actually lived it were still alive to advise him on the set and help him portray these events with the utmost accuracy.More than a magnificently told history lesson, Schindler's List is nothing short of a masterpiece of American cinema.Thank you Mr. Spielberg for telling this story and for making this incredible film.We owe you a debt of gratitude.On a technical note:The 4K Blu-ray presentation of this magnificent film is truly spectacular. Although primarily presented in black and white, the additional detail visible and the improvement made by the addition of HDR make this a notable step up from the HD Blu-ray. Worth the additional cost of the 4K Blu-ray in every possible way. A magnificent film presented magnificently well.

Great movie sad but educational I was looking up for accuracy. Definitely one of top 20 movies of all time.

We are in a crazy time in our lives and since people avoid reading this is an amazing way to learn multiple things. I am a huge fan of historical movies and documentaries and this one did not disappoint. Blu-Ray came in impeccable shape and the movie does not disappoint.

What can be said further after all these reviews? Simply, this is Spielberg's masterpiece. As entertaining a filmography as he has left us through the years this one is at another level. No wonder he waiting for several years to do this story. It will leave you shaken, angry and yet uplifted all in one film. The acting is superb. The music. The way the story unfolds as if almost a documentary. The 3+ hours fly by. This UHD remaster is truly amazing. The shadow detail in the black and white is like fine silk with near perfect grain and contrast. I saw this in the theater when it came out then again with friends some 15 years ago and now this 3rd time. The impact is actually even more than previous. I had to pause the movie at least 3 times. As I've grown older I realize now the importance of telling these stories.I heard some of them from fellow synagogue members when I was growing up and through the years.This movie is merely but one of those stories but an important one at that.Also, I was glad to see the Schindler survivors themselves sharing the actual stories in this movie as well as the good work of the USC Shoah Foundation acknowledged in the bonus material and how they are educating about not just the Holocaust of the Jews but of many, many groups even today that face annihilation.

There are so many in this world who actually deny that the holocaust actually occurred. Such a sad thought., No movie can ever come to present the worst of the Nazi attempts to wipe out all the Jewish communities but 'Schindler's List' does a pretty fair job of it. As a school teacher for over 35 years teaching in both middle school and high school, I always played this film for my students over the course of a few days which enabled the students and I to explain and explore the horrors of the Nazi movement. Yes, much in the film is horrifying and heartbreaking , but it is an important part of history that, sadly, can occur again. I strongly recommend this movie to all who can handle the truth of history.,

Masterpiece! Word cannot describe how this movie captures its audience, tragic and heartbreaking to see what happened. But if we do not remember what was, how can we be sure it doesn’t happen again.

Wanted my own copy.

These is a great move, a must see. I have seen several times and want to own it. The history and tragedies of this story.